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The Song Rising

"Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilizing the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it ..."--Amazon.

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More danger and intrigue in Samantha Shannon's well-constructed voyant world. Fans of the first two books will definitely want to find out what happens next! Start with The Bone Season...this does not stand on it's own!

It's funny. Even though, both The Crooked Kingdom and The Song Rising both have the protagonists fighting against the "system," with terrible odds stacked against them, it's just so much more serious here. It's also much more complicated, and the enemies much harder to beat. There was hardly ever a moment where I thought that they were gonna beat all odds no matter what, which was the complete opposite of what I was feeling while reading The Crooked Kingdom. It's crazy. Even though, I think Bardugo's writing is stronger, Shannon's story makes up for her weaker writing. However, I still don't understand how she's gonna write four more books out of this.